Black Holes and Time Warps

This book provides a detailed and accessible account of the evolution of black hole theory, starting from the crisis in Newtonian physics and the development of Einstein's theory of special and general relativity.

It covers the initial skepticism and later acceptance of black holes, the work of key physicists such as Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Stephen Hawking, and the search for gravitational waves.

The book also delves into speculative topics like wormholes and time travel, and includes historical and sociological aspects of scientific research, particularly the rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union.

The text is enriched with illustrations, biographical summaries, a chronology of key events, and technical notes.